Why are students in an introductory USC Dornsife science course setting cheese puffs on fire? To learn about the fundamentals of biology, of course.

Thanks in part to the work of dentist James Tom, the American Dental Association has adopted dental anesthesiology as its 10th recognized dental specialty.

Faculty and staff will receive a 50% subsidy on the cost of bus and rail passes, which restores and improves upon the previous benefit.

Portraits of Holocaust survivors appear alongside interactive testimonies in Facing Survival, a USC Fisher Museum of Art and USC Shoah Foundation collaboration open through Dec. 7.

Leinart, who led the Trojans to a pair of Rose Bowls and was MVP of the 2004 Rose Bowl, is the 25th Trojan player, coach or administrator elected to the Rose Bowl Hall of Fame.

The keyboardist, vocalist, composer and USC Thornton faculty member returns to the Monterey Jazz Festival on Friday. This time, she’s a featured member of the Christian McBride Situation, a funk-powered group that delivers a kaleidoscopic array of African American musical idioms.

Faculty symposiums and a student-focused arts showcase are among the events leading up to Friday’s formal installation ceremony.

Testing will be provided at student health centers on both the University Park and Health Sciences campuses, and is available to undergraduate and graduate students.